Washington Post Subscriptions and Postal Details, 1908
The Washington Post announces subscription terms, delivery options, and payment methods, listing mail addresses in Washington D C and New York. notes second-class mail status and office locations including The Washington Post Co and PAUL BLOCK as manager. The page also contains editorial columns on foreign trade, travel safety, race questions, currency, oriental exclusion, and miscellaneous humorous notes.
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Washington Post Co
Washington, D. C
Tennsylvania Avcope
Maar Fourteenth Street
Washington, D.C
New York
Flatiren
Paul Block
Chicaze Omios
Unity Building
Quotes on money power and songs of Robin Adair
The piece recalls Gov. Boies arguing Congress coin money and the legal tender power as a justifiable paper currency. It then traces the origins of the song Robin Adair, debating its authorship between Lady Caroline Keppel and Robert Adair, with notes on Tenducet and Irish melody. The column shifts to brief notices about Rhode Island, high collars causing headaches, Theodore Roosevelt’s future, and political and municipal remarks.
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United States
Poat
Bates
Iowa
Bryan
Gov
Boies
Jackson Club
Waterloo
New Orleans
Congress
Robert Adair
Caroline Keppel
George TE
Charles James Fox
Wiliam Chappel
Grove
Dictionary of Music
Robin Adal
Ireland
Albemarle
Brownsville
Tex
San Juan
Rhode Island
Foraker Hopes in Politics Aims and Motives Revealed
Washington dispatch analyzes Senator Joseph B. Foraker as an opportunist seeking the presidential nomination not for victory alone but to block a Roosevelt ally and to control Ohio's delegation. It notes his past political skill, lack of arithmetic, and faith in unlikely success despite uncertain preparation.
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Tillman
Foraker
Ohio
Carter Harrison
Chicago
Washington Dispatch
New York
Joseph B. Foraker
United States
Washington
Huch
Buckeye
Mr. Foraker
Roosevelt
I Guess My Mamma Loves Me From The Age Record Herald
A rustic verse recounts a child’s mischief and parental reactions. A mother alternates between anger and affection as a sequence of mishaps, escapes, and homecomings illustrate the child’s bond with her. The piece preserves regional voice and period mood.
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Theage Record Herald
Indusay
Ambassadors to Court of St James and political rumors
The Pall Mall Gazette notes the high honor of the American ambassadorship to the Court of St James, citing past holders such as Lowell Lincoln Hay and Bayard. It discusses the challenge of finding a candidate of wealth, character, and diplomatic skill, while contrasting past salaries with modern wealth. The column also features pointed excerpts from the Chicago News on social observations and a Russia marriage remark.
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Court of St. James
Pall Mall Gazette
Court of St . James
James Russell Lowell
Robert Todd Lincoln
Thomas F. Bunyard
John Hay
Joseph H. Cheates
Whitelaw Reid
Bayard
Hay
Money Spendthrifts Across the United States
The New York Sun item notes Americans’ vast spending across travel, luxury, and culture. It cites billions on theater, hats, jewelry, private residences, and golf, plus mass travel in Europe and within the U.S. Expenditures on expositions, hotels, and cruises are highlighted, with tourism in California, Niagara Falls, Yosemite, and Colorado emphasized as major draws.
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New York Sun
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Cofea
New Yorker
United States
Cairo
Egypt
Bia
Itaria
Uncle Sam
West Indies
California
Niagara Falls
Yellowstone National Park
St. Lawrence
Morida
Asheville
N. C
St. Louis Exposition
Women Doctors Opposed By German Surgeon Bergmann
London Chronicle reports Prof. von Bergmann, famed surgeon who treated the Emperor, denounces women entering medicine. He argues women cannot match men in practical skills and should not be encouraged to become doctors, citing perceived barriers and personal opinions.
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London Chronicle
von Bergmann
Frederieck
Morell McKenzie
The Unfortunates Excerpt From Start Be Poem
Fragmentary lines evoke winds that cannot hear harps and solitary towers that shape mood. The text calls features bear Beethoven like figures and Miltonic wood imagery, suggesting a reflective, poetic meditation on solitude.
Protests and ethics clash amid conflicting actions
Amid heated debates on professional ethics, critics rail when others break norms yet stay tight lipped about their own aggressive acts. The piece highlights a double standard in public discourse and behavior.
Voltaire Heart Relic in Dreux Breze Family Keepsake
The article recounts the Dreux Breze lineage owning Voltaire’s shriveled heart in a silver casket, traced to Monsignor Dreux Breze and later the Marquis de Dreux Breze. It notes a legal dispute over the vicomte title, a failed court ruling, and public display of the heir’s nobiliary claim.
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France
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Moutins
Dreux and
Brese
Robert de Dreux-Breze
Vicomte
Gypsy Smith Evangelist Draws Chicago's Mass Revival
The Chicago Auditorium hosted Gypsy Smith as 6000 men filled every seat for a powerful revival. Men professed or renewed faith amid dramatic scenes, prayers, and a mass invitation as officers struggled to manage the overwhelming crowd.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Pacific Garden
Gypsy Smith
Shaller Matthews
University of Chicago
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Chris-ian
The Weather in New York World Verse Satire
A humorous verse laments overly hot weather and seasonal illness talk. It mocks meteorology and public complaints about winter climes, with lines on coughing sneezing and the public mood. The piece blends weather chatter with comic social commentary.
Death by Rabies Turns Dorchester Dog to Self Destruction
A prized St Bernard owned by Dr Colby Reed of Dorchester died at his physician’s home after contracting malignant rabies. The dog, weighing about 200 pounds and a show winner, tore itself apart in a frenzied death scene as fear and disease overtook it. The incident followed the owner’s belief the animal had gone mad and his attempt to observe it. The dog’s teeth were ripped from its mouth and scattered. its death disrupted the household and shocked Reed.
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Hill
Germany
Root
Ita
Boston
New York
Colby Reed
Dorchester
Kerraly
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